Autoimmune antibody

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function in myasthenia gravis

Autoimmune antibodies (those produced against the body’s own cells) cause the destruction of acetylcholine receptors of the neuromuscular junction. Removal of the thymus, treatment with high doses of corticosteroids (which depress the immune response) and anticholinesterase medications (which stimulate the transmission of nerve impulses), and…